Today, Adagio was a happy lady. Now, when one has a job that they truly enjoy, that much goes without saying. But, when you've had as long a time as she had with this kind of success, having every customer pass you by with a satisfied and content smile upon their faces, it was virtually impossible not to feel a great deal of pride in your work. And so it was today that Adagio, the eldest of the three Siren sisters, was once more finishing up with one of her clients at Canterlot's local spa. Although she had only worked here a relatively short time, she had gained quite a reputation as being the most skilled masseuse there, out-performing even the spa's owners, Aloe and Lotus. After yet another client had left her parlour, she was busy brushing down her pristine white uniform when, speak of the Devil, Aloe herself entered.
"Ah! Adagio. I was hoping to find you here."
Raising an eyebrow at that, the eldest Siren turned to her employer.
"Naturally. I am still on the clock, remember?"
A genuine laugh passed Aloe's lips at that, and when it died down, she approached her employee.
"Well, I just wanted to say that we have another customer for you today. Should be the last one."
Adagio considered that for a few moments.
"Hmmm...I think that's the most I've had in a single day."
Aloe nodded.
"In that case it's appropriate that you know this one."
The elder Siren turned to her, bearing a look of confusion, which prompted Aloe to smile before heading back to the door of the room. When she opened it, Adagio saw that, as promised, there was indeed a client waiting for her, and, more importantly, it was one she had not been expecting. For there, standing before her, clad in nothing but a dark-purple towel wrapped around her middle, was Rarity. The fashionista of Canterlot High, upon seeing the look of surprise on Adagio's face, flipped some of her own hair aside before speaking in that famously refined manner of hers.
"A pleasure to see you too, Adagio."
Regaining her composure, the Siren started to bear her infamous smirk, placing one hand upon her hip as Rarity began to approach.
"Well well well. I always knew you loved spa days...but I never thought you'd take some of my services."
Rarity shrugged her shoulders at that, watching as Aloe finally left the room and closed the door behind her. With the two of them now alone, the young fashionista finally broke the silence and responded.
"Well, not to put too fine a point on it, but after seeing what you did with Indigo, I knew it was only a matter of time before I indulged in this sort of thing myself."
A chuckle escaped Adagio's lips at that.
"Ah yes. How is the girl these days?"
Raising a hand to her mouth, Rarity stifled a giggle before giving her answer.
"You didn't hear it from me, but I hear she still quivers when someone mentions your name."
Placing both hands on her hips now, a look of pride crossed Adagio's face.
"Well, let it never be said that I don't leave an impression."
Turning, she looked upon the nearby massage table, where she did most of her work, before gesturing to it.
"Shall we?"
Rarity nodded in agreement, walking over before starting to sit upon the edge of the thing. Before anything else could happen, however, Adagio spoke to her once more.
"So...face up or face down today?"
Rarity pondered that for a moment before cracking a small smile.
"Face down, I think. Don't tell anybody, but my back has been rather uncomfortable lately."
Adagio nodded before, yet again gesturing to her table, and Rarity, getting the message, nodded once more before starting to lie down on it in earnest, flat on her belly. Folding her arms in front of her, she rested her chin upon them, letting out a sigh as she started to let herself relax a little in this position. As for Adagio, she looked the girl over from head to toe, before looking her right in the eye and speaking.
"Now then, there's something I usually have to ask of all my customers at this point. Regarding your towel..."
Now, as one would expect, a seasoned spa customer like Rarity already knew where this was going, but, to her credit, did not look at all bothered by this, and instead looked to Adagio with a smile.
"Feel free to peel it back if you wish. A massage is what I came here for, after all. But, if it's all the same to you, I'd prefer if my posterior was a no-go zone today."
Adagio nodded to her, and, with the ground rules now firmly established, she got to work. Very carefully, she reached forward and started gently pulling back the towel around Rarity's middle, and, as promised, stopped just shy of her buttocks. As she became more exposed in this, Rarity felt a slight shiver down her spine, but thankfully got over it. Walking further up the table, Adagio placed both of her hands upon Rarity's shoulders, and began to apply pressure, starting off gently, but eventually working up to more forceful moves. During this, Rarity started to let out a contented sigh.
"Oh...I'm feeling better already!"
Adagio smiled.
"Naturally, my dear. You did come to the best, remember?"
Slowly, Rarity looked over her shoulder to her attendant.
"I'm guessing you've had plenty of experience by now?"
Adagio nodded.
"Indeed, and not just in this job. I've been called upon to do this sort of thing several times over the centuries. Most notably with my late royal husband."
Curiosity began to grip Rarity after hearing that, and, after Adagio was starting to move further down her back, kneading the stressed muscles wherever they were found, she found herself starting to speak up.
"Tell me, Adagio...did he ever return the favour?"
A brief hearty laugh escaped the Siren after hearing that.
"Not exactly. He tried his best, the poor dear, but he was, sadly, as inexperienced in a back rub as he was in the bedroom."
As one would expect, such remarks caused a slight blush to creep onto Rarity's cheeks, leading to Adagio smirking slightly.
"I've said it before and I'll say it again...you girls are so cute when you do that."
Although Rarity started to frown as those words, she was unable to work up the energy to complain, as she was instead drifting off into a more relaxed state. Adagio's work along her back was yielding effective fruit, but, mere moments later, the fashionista found a particularly sensitive spot along her spine, which was now carefully tended to by Adagio, leading to a jolt running right through her. A loud moan escaped her, which even Adagio was taken aback by, and just seconds later, Rarity realised what she had done, and so slapped a hand over her mouth and looked, for lack of a better word, mortified. As for Adagio, she simply laughed at this.
"Don't worry about it. This sort of thing happens with pretty much every customer here."
It did little to make her feel better about herself, but, for the time being, Rarity took Adagio at her word, getting back into her previous position. After a few more minutes of silence between the two, and as Rarity continued to enjoy the feeling of what Adagio was doing, the former finally broke the silence again.
"I must confess...this is good work you're doing here, friend."
Adagio smiled at that.
"Thank you."
Rarity shook her head.
"I mean it. I've been stressing out a fair bit ever since I learned my outfits and Sonata's would be looked at by a real professional soon. I suppose I just haven't been getting much sleep over it."
Hearing that, Adagio nodded as she carried on with Rarity's back.
"You needn't worry. After all, Sonata's pretty calm about it."
Rarity nodded.
"Indeed. After our talk the other day...well...your sister certainly knows how to find her confidence."
Pride crossed Adagio's face after hearing that.
"Well...even so...I'm glad you think I'm helping you here."
Rarity sighed, and, after another minute or so of simply relaxing, she looked over her shoulder once more.
"Say...how much longer do you have on your shift?"
Adagio looked to her and raised an eyebrow.
"You're my last client today."
A smile formed on Rarity's face after hearing that.
"How about we get some coffee after this?"
It only took a few seconds before Adagio replied to that with a genuine smile.
"I would love that, Rarity."
Rarity nodded, but was unable to continue speaking, as Adagio beat her to it.
"Since you're my last, I'll have to make sure to give an extra-special treatment to you today."
Although Rarity, at first, seemed to like the idea of an enhanced massage, a look of thoughtfulness crossed her face, then a look of worry, before she finally let out a nervous chuckle.
"Well...I thank you for the offer, darling, but...I don't think I'm quite ready to start screaming in ecstasy at spas."
Letting out a hearty laugh, Adagio shrugged her shoulders and shook her head slightly.
"Oh well...your loss, Rarity."
The fashionista, was, for the time being, satisfied at that, and as she lied down once more, starting drifting off into a near-sleep state because of just how content she was feeling. However, as time went on, she formed a slight mischievous smirk of her own, speaking up just loud enough for Adagio to hear her.
"Besides...given that we go to the same school...it wouldn't do for me to quiver every time I heard your name."
To that, Adagio returned the smirk.
"Awww...and it would have been so much fun to do that too."
